State Supreme Court / Nev.

Mears v. State

Decided January 3, 1967. Gordon Rufus Thompson wrote the opinion for the court.

422 P.2d 230 · Cited 50 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Bean v. State · 398 P.2d 251
Kuk v. State · 392 P.2d 630
Tucker v. State · 412 P.2d 970
Shelby v. Sixth Judicial District Court · 414 P.2d 942
Walker v. State · 376 P.2d 137
Graves v. State · 413 P.2d 503
Harvey v. State · 375 P.2d 225
Bryant v. State · 305 P.2d 360
Dotson v. State · 389 P.2d 77
State v. Eighth Judicial District Court · 79 Nev. 280
Hanley v. State · 391 P.2d 865
In Re Spencer · 63 Cal. 2d 400
Jones v. Superior Court · 58 Cal. 2d 56
Powell v. Superior Court · 48 Cal. 2d 704
People v. Wilkes · 44 Cal. 2d 679
Brothers v. State · 183 So. 433
Grammer v. State · 196 So. 268
State v. Fioravanti · 215 A.2d 16

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